Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Prostatectomía retropúbica radical
Radical retropubic prostatectomy (RA-dih-kul reh-troh-PYOO-bik PROS-tuh-TEK-toh-mee)
Surgery to remove all of the prostate and nearby lymph nodes through an incision in the wall of the abdomen.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.